Today's Top 20 Stories
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What to know about Rhode Island's $100M psychiatric hospital revamp
Rhode Island legislators further developed their plans for a $100 million enhancement of the Eleanor Slater Hospital in Burrille. -
Ballad Health opens 24-hour behavioral health center in Tennessee
Ballad Health has opened a 24-hour center at the Woodridge psychiatric hospital in Johnson City, Tenn., according to a Feb. 6 report from WJHL News. -
Horizon Behavioral Health offering trauma sensitivity training scholarships to Virginia educators
Lynchburg, Va.-based Horizon Behavioral Health plans to offer 15 scholarships for trauma sensitivity training to Virginia educators and school administrators, ABC affiliate WSET reported Feb. 6.
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Shore Neurocognitive and Behavioral Health doubles facility in expansion
Easton, Md.-based Shore Neurocognitive and Behavioral Health has doubled its facility to allow for more support and services for aging adults and their caregivers, The Star Democrat reported Feb. 5. -
First lady Jill Biden visits California veterans' mental health center
First lady Jill Biden, EdD, visited a Cohen Veterans Network mental health clinic in Oceanside, Calif., in support of the White House's Joining Forces initiative. -
Stepping Stones Group opens autism treatment center in Massachusetts
Boston-based Stepping Stones Group cut the ribbon on its new autism treatment center in Springfield, Mass. -
Pennsylvania rep reintroduces bill to aid homelessness and behavioral health
Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania reintroduced The Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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South Dakota bill to allocate $20M in scholarships for behavioral health careers advances
A South Dakota legislative committee unanimously decided to advance a bill that would set aside $20 million in scholarships for students going into behavioral health careers, South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported Feb. 3. -
10 best medical schools for psychiatrists for 2023, per US News
Boston-based Harvard University has the best psychiatry program, according to U.S. News and World Report's list of best medical schools for 2023. -
Inside New York's $1B+ mental health budget: 11 numbers to know
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined her more than $1 billion, multiyear initiative to overhaul the state's "strained" and "suffering" mental healthcare system. -
Cigna, Kaiser Permanente put $34M into OCD treatment platform
NOCD, a virtual mental health treatment provider specializing in obsessive-compulsive disorder, raised $34 million in a funding round led by Cigna Ventures and 7wireVentures.
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Community Mental Health Affiliates pays $384K to settle overbilling allegations
New Britain, Conn.-based Community Mental Health Affiliates has agreed to pay $384,322 to settle allegations that the behavioral health organization overbilled Medicaid for services, the U.S. Department of Justice said Feb. 2. -
Klamath Basin Behavioral Health to expand with new facility
Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Klamath Basin Behavioral Health center plans to build a new facility, Jefferson Public Radio reported Feb. 1. -
Arizona hospital to open 24-bed inpatient behavioral health center
Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center plans to open a new behavioral health clinic, KAWC reported Feb. 1. -
15 new mental health facilities in January
Here are 15 newly announced or opened mental health treatment centers reported on by Becker's since Jan. 9: -
Williamsburg Therapy Group expands to Texas
New York City-based Williamsburg Therapy Group opened a location in Austin, Texas, the group's second overall. -
26 mental health company expansions, acquisitions, mergers in January
Here are 26 acquisitions, expansions and mergers among mental health companies reported on by Becker's since Jan. 3: -
Centene, LA Care Health partner to provide mental telehealth services to 1.3 million Los Angeles public school students
A partnership between Los Angeles County, L.A. Care Health Plan and Centene's Health Net will soon offer free mental telehealth services to 1.3 million public school students. -
BriteLife, BCBS strike partnership
BriteLife Recovery's substance use treatment center in Hanover, Pa., is now in network with Capital Blue Cross. -
NAMI Los Angeles adds Michele Broadnax to board
Michele Broadnax has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Greater Los Angeles County chapter.
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